Danish singer-songwriter Mirby is stepping into her power with her debut EP, Like This — a bold, genre-bending project that captures the full spectrum of who she is as both an artist and a person. Blending pop, R&B, funk, and alternative sounds, the EP feels like a sonic diary of contrasts: confident yet tender, playful yet deeply emotional.
Mirby describes herself as “f*cking confident and f*cking vulnerable,” a phrase that perfectly sums up the heart of Like This. From the empowering title track to the aching intimacy of “Gone,” she balances strength and softness with rare authenticity. The record explores themes of identity, anxiety, grief, and womanhood.
The making of Like This was both a creative awakening and an emotional reckoning. During the process, Mirby faced one of the hardest experiences of her life — losing her father. His passing deeply influenced the EP, particularly on “Biosphere” and “Gone,” where she channels grief into something healing and human. “I had to include him,” she says. “Anything else would feel inauthentic.”
In this exclusive interview with InMusic, Mirby opens up about blending genres, channeling grief into art, and learning to exist in the beautiful tension between strength and vulnerability.
“Like This” moves between pop, RnB, funk, and alternative sounds. What guided you in blending so many genres on your debut?
The short answer is that I just love music – ALL KINDS of music! Rock, funk, RnB, jazz, pop, hiphop etc. And therefore, I think it’s quite natural for me to play with different genres in my own music as well. I usually create melodies and lyrics to specific sounds or chords that really makes me feel something – then the genre just comes along as we go. When making the EP I wanted to show people who I really am and what I like. And well, I quickly realized that I’m a person who loves many things when it comes to music! Guess I’m just playful 🙂
You describe yourself as “fucking confident and fucking vulnerable.” How do those two energies show up across these five tracks?
Every track on the EP has its own story, but I sing all of them with great confidence while showing my vulnerability as a human being. The title track “Like this” is definitely the most confident song but if you listen to the lyrics, there are hints of confusion and vulnerability. The last spoken words “It’s literally impossible to be a woman” is actually inspired from the Barbie movie. You know, in the end when the mom has the speech where she illustrates how difficult it is to fit in with all society’s standards of being a woman. I felt that. The second track “Biosphere” shows our biological vulnerability as human beings – we’re slowly destroying the Earth we need to take off to survive. But the music is uplifting, and the vibe is confident, because I KNOW we can turn it around. The third track “What is sexy” is all about giving the finger to the patriarchy’s way of telling us what being sexy is. It can be vulnerable to talk about attraction and lust, but the core of the song is that I confidently believe that it has everything to do with what’s on the inside. Not wearing makeup or whatever. “Slowly getting there” is about having anxiety but still keep going after the big dreams. Again, the two energies are merged together. And on the final track “Gone” I sing about losing my father. It’s a song about loneliness and grief, and it took a lot of courage to let people in on something that personal.
Which song was the hardest to finish, either emotionally or creatively, and why?
“Gone” was the hardest lyrics to write, but it felt good to record it in the studio because I felt close to my dad while singing it. It was hard, but I knew I had to do it to honor him, and also to show how lonely I felt losing one of the most important people in my life. I truly hope people who know grief like I do will connect to the song <3
You sadly lost your father during the making of the EP. How did grief shape the music and your perspective as an artist?
My dad had been sick for a long time and very sadly he passed away right after the release of the first single from the EP. When I started writing the songs for the EP, I had decided that I wouldn’t include songs about him being sick. But when he passed away, I knew that I couldn’t release this EP without bringing him into the universe. He was (and will always be) a big part of my whole world. So, I had to change course and include him. Anything else would feel inauthentic. Therefore, I wrote “Biosphere” very fast to show my inspiration by him and his love for nature. My dad was a philosopher, and he has always taught me that I’m not above anyone or anything on this Earth. Earth itself created me, and if we as humans keep destroying the biosphere while chasing profit, we won’t survive for long. We need the biosphere. We can’t breathe money, you know. And then “Gone” is written directly to him. I actually wrote it while he was still very sick, right before he passed. My former self had to help my future self, so the song would be ready for her to record when it happened. It sounds weird, but I kind of see it as an act of selflove.
What is your favorite song from “Like This”?
Oh, don’t make me choose! haha! They are all so different and represent something unique to me. At this exact moment I’ll say “Biosphere.” I really like the idea of making songs with heavy topics but shaped or delivered in a dreamy, funky and cool universe. Vibes are everything. And if the music is groovy, maybe more people will listen to the important message – one can only hope 🙂
You record, direct, and edit much of your own work. What do you love most about being so hands-on in every step?
I love the process of learning new things and making things happen for myself. It makes me feel quite cool! Haha. But I won’t lie, it’s incredibly hard being an independent artist – I mean, I must be my own writer, distributer, promoter, marketing manager, director, video editor, content creator etc. and boy, it’s incredibly time-consuming! But in the end, it’s also quite fulfilling. The business is hard, so I believe that the more you can educate yourself about the industry and the more work you can do yourself, the more control and power you’ll have in the end. You can’t be fooled by anyone because you know all the processes of making and releasing music. You can move forward without having to depend on anyone else. That being said, I do have a lot of great contacts – photographers, designers and good friends – who’ll help me if I ask them. But only because they want to and love the creative process too. That’s something!
Which track on “Like This” best captures where you are today as a person, not just as an artist?
Boy, that’s a hard question. All of them do. Haha, I think the title track “Like this” is a vibe I truly need as we speak. I need that kind of POW!-energy everywhere I go! Like I can do anything I want, but in my own way – even though inequality, anxiety and insecurity is part of my world as a woman and artist. I’m also just a girl who lost her dad and wants to be able to cry when I need to. No judgement. I’m still as funny and chill as I’ve always been. I’m just in the middle of learning the hard truths about life and trying to figure out what’s important to me. Why not with a f**king cool beat as the soundtrack? 😉
What’s next for Mirby?
I’m already in the middle of writing new songs. I think I want to create some more tracks that makes people think (if they want to) and with important messages. I mean, the world is a crazy place atm. – as artists I think we should share how we feel about it all. Not just how we feel about our loving (or not loving) relationships, but also how we feel about being alive in the crazy world as it stands today. Politically, philosophically, emotionally, and if possible, even satirically.
Listen to Mirby’s “Gone” on our Spotify playlist:
Leave a Reply